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Sierra High

Public Grades 9-12

1686^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,137 California High Schools

Better than 21% of California high schools

Summary

Sierra High is a 384-student high school serving grades 9–12 in San Bernardino, California. In 2025–26, proficiency was 13% in English Language Arts, 13% in math, and 7% in science—below the state by 37, 25, and 29 percentage points, respectively, and below the San Bernardino City Unified district by 27, 12, and 18 points. The most important finding for families is that scores have improved, but proficiency remains far below state and district levels in all three subjects.

Math is Sierra’s strongest subject relative to nearby traditional high schools, while science is its weakest. Sierra scored below all five nearby traditional high schools in ELA and science; its math score was about 2 points below their average and was second-lowest, just above Pacific High. Graduation has also improved: the 2025–26 rate was 82%, up 13 points from 2021–22, but below the district’s 86%, the state’s 88%, and nearby schools’ rates of 92%–100%. The latest dropout rate was 5%, below the district’s 7% and the state’s 8%. One figure merits checking with the school or source: reported chronic absenteeism was 95%, compared with 29% for the district and 18% for the state.

All three subject scores rose from 2022–23 to 2025–26, with math gaining the most: about 12 points, compared with 5 in ELA and 4 in science. SchoolDigger ranks Sierra in the 21st percentile statewide, with one star; that is up from the 9th percentile in 2021–22, but is the lowest current percentile among nearby ranked schools. Sierra’s 2024–25 student-teacher ratio was 13.8, the lowest among nearby schools, and its reported spending was $39,617 per student, the highest among nearby schools with figures. In 2024–25, 96% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible. SchoolDigger’s subgroup standings show stronger relative performance for Special Education Students: the school ranked in the 44th percentile in 2025–26, compared with its overall 21st percentile. Its African American Students standing moved the other way, falling from the 25th percentile in 2024–25 to the 10th in 2025–26.

384

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$39,617

Per pupil spending ?

95.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

570 East Ninth St.
San Bernardino, CA 92410-3898

(909) 388-6478

District: San Bernardino City Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

83.3%

African American:

11.2%

White:

2.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 3rd percentile in 2015 → 21st in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 18 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (12% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Graduation rate below the California average (82% vs 88%)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school12%

District avg31%

California avg42%

1,686^th of 2,137

California public high schools ?

Bottom 21%▲ up 20 pts since 2016

From bottom 1% (2016) to bottom 21% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 11High Schools in the San Bernardino City Unified

727^th of 968San Bernardino City Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	18.1	1686 of 2137	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.9	1746 of 2162	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	1877 of 2159	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.1	1969 of 2170	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.1	1930 of 2123	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.0	1924 of 2133	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.9	1889 of 2017	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.2	1929 of 2021	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.6	2020 of 2039	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	8.8	1934 of 1994	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	17.4	1770 of 2426	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	17.5	1711 of 2354	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	18.2	1704 of 2367	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	21.7	1549 of 2281	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	21.5	1762 of 2238	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	18.1	1615 of 2117	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	26.1	1266 of 2063	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	17.1	1561 of 1968	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	20.5	1380 of 1901	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	23.5	1131 of 1653	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	14.0	441 of 491	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.1	393 of 523	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.3	413 of 517	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.7	498 of 521	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.9	436 of 522	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.7	536 of 592	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.0	576 of 582	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	25.0	976 of 1161	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.4	708 of 1117	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	17.9	965 of 1052	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	38.5	622 of 1085	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.9	856 of 1064	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.1	614 of 1044	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.6	898 of 941	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.4	737 of 938	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	15.5	1566 of 1865	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.5	1526 of 1906	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	1670 of 1915	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	1715 of 1915	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.0	1748 of 1858	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.8	1700 of 1833	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.8	1662 of 1760	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	22.9	1449 of 1880	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.1	1523 of 1900	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	1643 of 1902	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.2	1708 of 1917	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.3	1688 of 1861	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.7	1600 of 1814	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.9	1590 of 1742	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	30.6	252 of 358	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.4	267 of 410	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	15.5	290 of 328	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	275 of 299	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.6	276 of 290	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	19.3	1581 of 1999	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.8	1581 of 2013	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.1	1756 of 2026	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	1841 of 2030	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.0	1800 of 1943	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.1	1712 of 1937	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.5	1706 of 1862	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	17.2	1556 of 1932	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.4	1651 of 1942	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.3	1731 of 1948	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.1	1815 of 1963	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	1740 of 1916	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.4	1699 of 1880	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.8	1714 of 1834	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	37.4	687 of 1235	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	26.6	961 of 1252	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.7	885 of 1216	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	1096 of 1197	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2026)44th percentile+23 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)43rd percentile+30 vs school

Homeless (2026)30th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2026)23rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)21st percentile~ school

Male (2026)19th percentile~ school

Female (2026)16th percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2022)16th percentile+7 vs school

African American (2026)10th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics13%-25 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy13%-37 vs state

Science7%-29 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CSA Spanish Overall (2026)					CSA Spanish Listening (2026)					CSA Spanish Writing (2026)					CSA Spanish Reading (2026)					CSA Spanish Speaking (2026)				CAST Science (2026)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)		Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Overall 9th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 10th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 11th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 12th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 9th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 10th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 11th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 12th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 9th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 10th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 11th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 12th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 9th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 10th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 11th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 12th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CSA Spanish Speaking 9th Grade	CSA Spanish Speaking 10th Grade	CSA Spanish Speaking 11th Grade	CSA Spanish Speaking 12th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Sierra High	Public	9-12	570 East Ninth St.	San Bernardino	92410	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 388-6478	384	28	13.8	95.8%	11 (2.9%)	43 (11.2%)	320 (83.3%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	18.1	1686^th of 2137 public high schools	21.1%		16.9	1746^th of 2162 public high schools	19.2%	60																										7.1	7.1	12.6	12.6	13.3	13.3	$39,617	$37,640	$1,977
San Bernardino City Community Day	Public	7-12	24424 East Monterey Ave.	San Bernardino	92410	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 888-0763	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Pacific High	Public	9-12	1020 Pacific St.	San Bernardino	92404	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 388-6419	1,246	63	19.8	96.8%	51 (4.1%)	115 (9.2%)	1,039 (83.4%)	15 (1.2%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	20 (1.6%)	26.5	1557^th of 2137 public high schools	27.1%		30.5	1479^th of 2162 public high schools	31.6%	78																									18.2		17.9	35.8	35.8	11.2	11.2	$23,891	$21,990	$1,901
Indian Springs High	Public	9-12	650 North Del Rosa Dr.	San Bernardino	92410	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 383-1360	1,810	84	21.6	96.8%	33 (1.8%)	155 (8.6%)	1,550 (85.6%)	41 (2.3%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	25 (1.4%)	43.9	1173^rd of 2137 public high schools	45.1%		40.6	1247^th of 2162 public high schools	42.3%	74																									32.2		32.0	46.8	46.8	16.8	16.8	$19,373	$17,466	$1,907
Public Safety Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	1482 East Enterprise Dr.	San Bernardino	92408	San Bernardino County	Public Safety Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 382-2211	396	17	23.0	—	14 (3.5%)	13 (3.3%)	344 (86.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.3%)								(n/a)
San Bernardino High	Public	9-12	1850 North E St.	San Bernardino	92405	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 881-8217	1,440	69	20.9	96.3%	33 (2.3%)	90 (6.3%)	1,282 (89.0%)	17 (1.2%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	11 (0.8%)	34.3	1393^rd of 2137 public high schools	34.8%		32.7	1433^rd of 2162 public high schools	33.7%	40	13.8	13.3	14.0	18.8	14.5	13.8	11.7	16.3	15.6	14.0	12.1	11.7	14.0	12.5	12.4	8.6	8.3	11.6	12.5	9.8	39.7	43.3	46.5	37.5	23.3	18.0	20.7	34.8	34.8	17.5	17.5	$23,838	$21,938	$1,900
San Gorgonio High	Public	9-12	2299 East Pacific Ave.	San Bernardino	92404	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 388-6524	1,431	69	20.8	91.6%	56 (3.9%)	121 (8.5%)	1,156 (80.8%)	56 (3.9%)	6 (0.4%)	7 (0.5%)	28 (2.0%)	36.3	1352^nd of 2137 public high schools	36.7%		35.7	1366^th of 2162 public high schools	36.8%	14																									22.7	0.0	21.7	46.9	46.9	14.6	14.6	$22,655	$20,780	$1,875
Options for Youth-San Bernardino	Public, Charter	7-12	985 South E St. #A	San Bernardino	91706	Los Angeles County	Options for Youth-San Bernardino District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 381-6260	1,168	33	35.3	86.9%	103 (8.8%)	96 (8.2%)	885 (75.8%)	12 (1.0%)	10 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	52 (4.5%)								(n/a)
Middle College High	Public	9-12	1260 West Esperanza St.	San Bernardino	92410	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 888-4041	269	14	18.8	91.1%	8 (3.0%)	24 (8.9%)	223 (82.9%)	10 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	96.2	63^rd of 2137 public high schools	97.1%		90.4	193^rd of 2162 public high schools	91.1%	130																									63.9		63.9	93.1	93.1	63.9	63.9	$28,466	$26,690	$1,776
Arroyo Valley High	Public	9-12	1881 West Baseline St.	San Bernardino	92411	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 381-4295	2,692	112	24.0	96.2%	32 (1.2%)	94 (3.5%)	2,510 (93.2%)	24 (0.9%)	5 (0.2%)	10 (0.4%)	17 (0.6%)	39.3	1293^rd of 2137 public high schools	39.5%		31.9	1450^th of 2162 public high schools	32.9%	157																									29.4	4.2	28.3	41.2	41.2	17.7	17.7	$19,446	$17,632	$1,814

Frequently Asked Questions about Sierra High

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Sierra High ranks in the bottom 21.1% of California high schools.

What district is Sierra High in?

San Bernardino City Unified

What is the racial makeup of Sierra High?

Students at Sierra High are 83% Hispanic, 11% African American, 3% White, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend Sierra High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 384 students attended Sierra High.

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